BeyondWords

Turns articles into audio editions with an embeddable player and feed

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What is BeyondWords?

BeyondWords, previously known as SpeechKit, is an audio publishing platform aimed at newsrooms and blogs. It narrates your articles with a chosen voice and returns an embeddable player plus a podcast feed, so a written piece can be heard on the page where it was published. Editors can review a draft read-through, fix names and numbers with pronunciation rules, and regenerate a single section rather than the whole piece. Voices come from several cloud providers, with custom voice creation on higher plans. What separates it from a plain MP3 generator is the publishing pipeline around the speech: plugins, scheduling, analytics and ad slots.

Last updated: 2026-09-20. This site only provides an index; for exact features, pricing, and licensing, see the official website.

Key features

  • Automatic narration for articles with an embeddable web player
  • WordPress and Ghost plugins that publish audio with the post
  • Custom pronunciation rules for names, numbers and dates
  • Podcast RSS feed so audio editions reach listening apps
  • Editor workflow to review and regenerate a single section
  • Listener analytics and self-serve audio ad slots on paid tiers

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Audio becomes part of the publishing workflow, not a side task
  • Free tier covers a small monthly character allowance
  • Player accessibility helps meet web accessibility expectations

Watch out for

  • Voices come from cloud providers and can sound generic
  • Natural delivery still needs pronunciation tuning for names
  • Value appears at publishing volume, not for a casual blog

Best for & use cases

news publishers, blog audio versions, accessibility and podcast feeds

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FAQ

Do I need a WordPress site?

No. The plugins make publishing simpler, but the same audio can be embedded with an iframe, downloaded as a file or pushed into a podcast feed from any CMS able to call an API.

How natural do the voices sound?

Good enough for news reading, though they come from mainstream cloud speech providers and can sound like a careful assistant rather than a presenter. Pronunciation rules close much of the gap on names and figures.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, with a limited monthly character allowance, one project and the standard voice library. File downloads, custom voices and additional projects sit on paid tiers, which is the usual reason publishers upgrade.